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    Hen pooping maggots - Help Advice

    Yes she’s eating and drinking. Will get this after work. Thank you. She’s in a “senior coop” with two other senior chickens so it’s an easier coop/flock to treat. The others are doing good. I think I caught it early hopefully. This has been my worst fear. I’ve had meat birds get this but...
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    Hen pooping maggots - Help Advice

    Hi I found my 5 yo hen with fly strike yesterday. She had a strike next to her vent and on top of her tail. I diligently cleaned out the infected areas yesterday for a few hours with warm water/ epsom salt /white vinegar. After it was all flushed out I put an anti infection cream on the areas...
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    Hen Not pooping

    Her crop is emptying. Her tail is facing up when not laying on side She hasn’t been molting or laying recently She’s drinking and eating. More drinking than eating, I’ve added poultry drench to her water. She’s being picky and only will eat dog food and cooker rice out of the things I’ve...
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    Hen Not pooping

    Hi I have an almost 5 year old barred rock hen and I found her all puffed up sitting by herself outside today. She doesn’t want to walk, she just wants to sit puffed up, she is a little eating and drank quite a bit of water today. I brought her inside to be warm (I live in Wisconsin and it cold...
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    Hen just stays in coop advice

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    Hen just stays in coop advice

    Yes new behavior.
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    Hen just stays in coop advice

    Hi I have a 3 year old hen that is just staying in the coop all day. She seems fine she is slightly molting but outside of that fine. She gets along with most of the hens, however my rooster does seem her out and mount her. She squats down right away but that’s the only thing I can think of...
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    two roosters father and son - 9month old son is now fighting

    Hi! I have a problem that I have yet to have in my time of raising chickens. I have a flock of 11. Two roosters. One rooster is about to turn 3 and he other is 9 months old (son to 3 year old rooster). My 3 year old rooster has been pretty good to the younger rooster. My younger rooster has...
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    Keepsake ideas from passed chicken ideas?

    I love it! Sorry for the late reply. I’ve been very very busy with full time work and grad school! So I’m swamped. But I love this, so thoughtful.
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    Keepsake ideas from passed chicken ideas?

    Thank you all for your kind words, I appreciate it. Hope this can help someone in the future. Morning the loss of a fluffy butt is hard.
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    Keepsake ideas from passed chicken ideas?

    Oh wow. Thank you ❤️
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    Keepsake ideas from passed chicken ideas?

    That’s a nice idea too. I’m planting a mulberry tree above Clark (my rooster who just passed on) in the spring. He loved berries so I think it’ll be nice a remembrance and something for his flock friends to enjoy.
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    Keepsake ideas from passed chicken ideas?

    Sorry to hear about your hen. Yes I think I’ll continue saving feathers. I’m going to make an ornament with his photo on it. And framed photo with his feathers. I couldn’t do the foot print I was too chocked up. But it’s a nice idea for others.
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